GATE ME 2020 Set 2 — Question 47

NAT+2 / -0HardBuoyancy & StabilityFluid Properties & StaticsFluid MechanicsUndamped Free VibrationFree VibrationTheory of Machines & Vibrations

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20\text{ cm}

W = F_B = \rho_w g V_{sub} = \rho_w g \left(\frac{1}{2} V_{total}\right) = \rho_w g \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \pi R^3\right) = \frac{2}{3} \rho_w g \pi R^3

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W = F_B = \rho_w g V_{sub} = \rho_w g \left(\frac{1}{2} V_{total}\right) = \rho_w g \left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} \pi R^3\right) = \frac{2}{3} \rho_w g \pi R^3

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